425 races past Millers Crossing on a cold rainy day. This is day one of 425's fall foliage trips, and wet rails will prove to give 425 a challenge as she works her way North to Jim Thorpe,PA.

After retrieving a long cut of bulkhead flats for loading gypsum board at Sigurd, the Salina Local departs Provo Yard on Feb. 19, 1977. The local will travel 20 miles along the mainline through Sp... (more)

Standing tall and glaring down on this streamliner in its final hour, the scrapper looks like he's just slain a mighty beast as smoke rises from the wounds. The 486 was built in 1957 for the New ... (more)

A Rio Grande mixed freight heads east through Springville on Jan. 10, 1976. EMD GP30 No. 3011 is undergoing restoration at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.

There may be no device more important to the American economy than the automatic railroad coupler. This device holds together the trains that keep the economy moving better than any other mode of ... (more)

With my everyday camera in the shop and a recently acquired rental body in hand, I decided what better thing to do than shoot some trains at a location I've never been to before. Plenty of signal ... (more)

Class Act by a Class 1: It's not everyday that you will find Class 1 freight locomotives on a passenger train, much less on a tourist train! However, for the two weekend annual visit of Thomas the... (more)

In May 1961 a westbound Southern Pacific (T&NO) train derailed on the Colorado River bridge between Winchester and West Point, Texas, on T&NO's DALSA main line between Hearne and Flatonia, Texas.... (more)

In May 1961 a westbound Southern Pacific (T&NO) train derailed on the Colorado River bridge between Winchester and West Point, Texas, on T&NO's DALSA main line between Hearne and Flatonia, Texas.... (more)

With Santa Fe 3338 laying on its side, a Santa Fe eastbound crawls through a slow order past the site of the derailment just north of Highway 138 in Cajon Pass. Heavy rains cause track damage in t... (more)

"Made in RSA" The outer panels for the GE Radial Trucks on this Canadian Pacific AC4400CW are forged in the Republic of South Africa. Radial-steering trucks allow the wheels of a truck to b... (more)

The May 17, 1980 Southern Steam Special ran from Birmingham to Chattanooga, a distance of approximately 145 miles each way. Texas & Pacific Class I-1a 2-10-4 610 was the power for the trip. T&P 61... (more)

Here is a 'behind the scenes' look at the night shoot at NCTM...

The thing I remember most about the EMD SD45 is the sound. The 20 cylinder power plant produced loads of bass. I recall as a young kid, the sound 'rumbled in my tummy.' Even before you could see o... (more)

Following my previous post showing a railway shunting horse beside a main line train here is another at Grantham having, appropriately, just shunted a horse box. He does not look too happy! Photo ... (more)